Clinical trials: Acupuncture
Superoxide Dismutase, Acupuncture
The Effects of Manual Acupuncture on Superoxide Dismutase Enzyme Activity and Questionnaire of Smoking Urges-Brief Scores in Active Smokers: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this randomized, double-blind clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of a single session of manual acupuncture on superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme activity and smoking cravings in active smokers aged 21-40 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07895550
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Sickle Cell Disease, Pain
Integrative Medicine in Pain Management in Sickle Cell Disease, 2.0
The proposed research is to determine the clinical efficacy and neurobiological mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia in patients with sickle cell disease.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Pain, Acupuncture, Quantitative Sensory Testing
- Trial name
- NCT06725550
- Testing
- needling acupuncture, laser acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Migraine Without Aura, Acupuncture Therapy
Brain Connectome for Acupuncture-treated Migraine Patients
Acupuncture has been a means of treating headaches and migraine since 2002 and is now a World Health Organisation-recognized prophylactic treatment for migraine.
- Trial name
- ACU-BRAIN (NCT04157192)
- Testing
- Real acupuncture
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Postoperative Pain; Knee Arthroscopy; Acupuncture
Acupuncture for Pain Control After Ambulatory Knee Arthroscopy
Aim of the study: To investigate whether acupuncture with indwelling fixed needles reduces pain and analgesic requirement and foster mobilization in patients after arthroscopic knee surgery (AKS) Design: Prospective pilot…
- Trial name
- AcuK-Scope (NCT04134702)
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Tinnitus, Acupuncture
Efficacy of Acupuncture on Chronic Tinnitus and Its Association With Auditory Brainstem Response Measures
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if acupuncture works to treat chronic tinnitus in adults. It will also learn about the neurophysiological effects of acupuncture on auditory conduction pathway function.
- Conditions
- Tinnitus, Acupuncture, Auditory Brainstem Response
- Trial name
- NCT07522567
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Laser Acupuncture, Meridian
The Effect of Laser Acupuncture in Different Meridians on the Autonomic Nervous System and Its Brain Mechanisms
Traditional Chinese acupuncture has a history of several thousand years. The World Health Organization has published guidelines describing the efficacy of acupuncture in the cure or relief of 64 different symptoms and conditions…
- Conditions
- Laser Acupuncture, Meridian, Heart Rate Variability, Brain Mechanism
- Trial name
- NCT05458713
- Testing
- Laser acupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University, Taiwan
Acupuncture-like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Acupuncture-like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Bowel Symptom and Quality of Life in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
To discuss the effects of improving the irritable bowel syndrome patients' quality of life and defecation after implementing acupuncture-like Transcutaneous Electrical nerve stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT05042661
- Testing
- acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Acupuncture, Eye Fatigue
Assessment of Acupuncture on Eye Fatigue
The study is designed to assess the effiacy of acupuncutre on eye fatigue. The indicator of eye fatigue is eye accommodation ability. Patients will be randomly assigned to the experimental group and the control group.
- Conditions
- Acupuncture, Eye Fatigue, Accomodation
- Trial name
- NCT06823388
- Testing
- acupuncture, pseudo-acupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chung Shan Medical University
Physician-patient Relationship, Fibromyalgia
Brain Mechanisms of Psychosocial Aspects of Acupuncture Therapy
The overall aim of the present proposal is to investigate how patients' and clinicians' (Licensed acupuncturists, LAc) neural and autonomic processes during treatment interaction correlate to patient outcomes.
- Conditions
- Physician-patient Relationship, Fibromyalgia, Acupuncture Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT02908022
- Testing
- Electroacupuncture Analgesia, Hokanson Rapid Cuff Inflator
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Anxiety Depression, Breast Cancer
Acupuncture for Anxiety/Depression in Patients With Breast Cancer
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects and safety of acupuncture on anxiety and/or depression among patients with breast cancer.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Depression, Breast Cancer, Acupuncture
- Trial name
- NCT07183813
- Testing
- Electroacupuncture group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Insomnia, Anxiety
Evaluation of Physiological Effects Induced by Low Level Light Irradiation on the Acupoints of the Hand
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and LED-based low-level light therapy (LLLT) are effective in inducing relaxation and improving sleep quality and anxiety levels in individuals…
- Conditions
- Insomnia, Anxiety, Acupuncture, Low-level Laser Therapy
- Trial name
- Acupuncture (NCT07190417)
- Testing
- LEDs and laser light
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Acupuncture, Ear, Gastroparesis
The Role of AAT After Abdominal Surgery Based on RWS
Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) after surgery mainly occurs after gastrointestinal surgery A functional gastric emptying disorder, clinically characterized by weak or absent gastric peristalsis, gastric motility disorders, or…
- Trial name
- NCT06580197
- Testing
- Auricular Acupoint Therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Acupuncture
Tapping in Together: A Pilot Study on Group Acupuncture for Ketamine Experience Integration
The goal of this pilot trial is to learn about using acupuncture for ketamine experience integration in adults aged 21-65 who are medically cleared for a ketamine prescription.
- Trial name
- NCT06070090
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academy of Oriental Medicine Austin
Extubation, Respiratory Depression
Effect of Percutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on the Improvement of Incidence of Adverse Respiratory Events
The goal of this study is to investigate the effect of combined acupoint electrical stimulation at Taiyuan (LU9) and Hegu (LI4) on improving the incidence of respiratory adverse events after extubation in patients during the…
- Conditions
- Extubation, Respiratory Depression, Acupuncture Points, Hypoxia
- Trial name
- NCT06772961
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation, Conventional care plan
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
Acupuncture, Reliability and Validity
Turkish of the Acupuncture Readiness Attitude Scale
Objectives: Acupuncture is often used to promote health and well-being, relieve pain, and treat a variety of medical conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT06807476
- Testing
- Validity and reliability
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 510 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trakya University
Infertility (IVF Patients), Acupuncture
Evaluation of Acupuncture's Effectiveness on Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Recurrent Implantation Failure RIF: a Large Cohort Study
Title: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Pregnancy Outcomes in Recurrent Implantation Failure (RIF) Patients Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): A Large Cohort Study Objective: This study aims to assess the…
- Trial name
- AcupunctureRIF (NCT06708923)
- Testing
- Intervention Name: Acupuncture Therapy Before and After Embryo Transfer Description: The intervention involves acupuncture therapy performed at two key time points during the IVF cycle: 25 minutes be
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 1,969 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hung Vuong Hospital
Acupuncture, Virtual Reality
Exploring the Impact of VR-based Acupuncture Treatment on Patient Experience and Doctor-patient Interaction.
Develop and establish a virtual reality acupuncture system, and introduce the technology acceptance model to systematically explore the impact of acupuncture treatment effectiveness and its related medical experience and…
- Trial name
- NCT06620224
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Talar Mobilization Acupuncture
Effect of Talar Mobilization With Movement Versus Acupuncture on Knee Pain and Function in the Postmenopausal Women
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of talar mobilization with movement versus acupuncture on knee pain and function in the postmenopausal women
- Trial name
- NCT06051903
- Testing
- Mobilization wih movement
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- October 6 University
Acupuncture Therapy
Using Omics Technology to Explore the Mechanism of Acupuncture Treatment of Different Acupoints of Knee Osteoarthritis
In recent years, commonly used Omics techniques, including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, have been applied in the studies on the mechanism of acupuncture effect.
- Trial name
- NCT04733352
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Post Operative Pain, Acute, Renal Transplant Donor of Left Kidney
Effectiveness of Thread Embedding Acupuncture Analgesia at the EX-B2 Point Combined With Standard Therapy After Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy
Kidney transplantation is the main option besides hemodialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) to prolong and improve the quality of life for patients with end-stage renal disease.
- Conditions
- Post Operative Pain, Acute, Renal Transplant Donor of Left Kidney, Quality of Life, Acupuncture Analgesia
- Trial name
- NCT06197620
- Testing
- Thread embedding acupuncture and standard therapy
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia